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Conference 2012

We encourage you to join us at this year's AOM Conference on August 3-7, 2012 in Boston, MA. MSR will have a rich program of Professional Development Workshops on Friday and Saturday as well as papers and symposia on Monday and Tuesday. Doctoral students are urged to think about participating in the doctoral consortium and all are welcome to join in the Research Incubator. More information to come!

2012 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARDS

These MSR Awards honor and assist doctoral candidates working in the MSR domain to develop quality dissertations that can: (1) integrate management with spirituality and/or religion, and (2) reflect novel and/or significant evidence-based theoretical and/or applied contributions to the field. As an emerging discipline of scholarship within the Academy of Management, MSR seeks to encourage quality doctoral dissertations as a springboard to ongoing contributory research and inquiry.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Submissions should align with the MSR domain statement:

The study of the relationship and relevance of spirituality and religion in management and organizations. Major topics include: theoretical advances or empirical evidence about the effectiveness of spiritual or religious principles and practices in management, from approaches represented in the literature including religious ethics, spirituality and work, and spiritual leadership, as well as applications of particular religions, and secular spiritualities to work, management/leadership, organization, and the business system; and evaluation studies of the effectiveness of management approaches that nurture the human spirit in private, non-public or public institutions. NO MORE THAN FOUR (4) DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED, INCLUDING REFERENCES AND/OR FIGURES. This should provide an overview ('executive summary') of the proposed research, setting forth the topic of interest or study, its relevance to MSR, links to interesting theoretical concerns, preliminary or current methodological approaches, and connections to managerial actions or practice. 'Refined' proposals and/or research findings are not required. An aim of these Awards is to capture early ideation or research of significant promise and to provide subsequent assistance in the refinement of quality scholarly efforts. Already completed or defended dissertations are ineligible.

A SEPARATE COVER SHEET SHOULD ACCOMPANY EACH SUBMISSION, CONTAINING THE SUBMITTER'S NAME, FULL ADDRESS, EMAIL, AND PHONE NUMBER. NO IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHOULD APPEAR IN THE FOUR-PAGE DISSERTATION OVERVIEW.

Please send a digital photo with all submissions. Submission of material for this award shall be deemed as an acknowledgement by applicants that they authorize the MSR Interest Group to publish photos, biographical information, and/or portions of submitted material for press releases or other purposes that the organization may deem appropriate.

EXPECTATIONS OF FINALISTS

1. Attend the MSR Doctoral Student Consortium and awards presentation at the 2012 Academy of Management meeting in Boston, MA.

2. Come prepared to discuss progress to date on the research proposal as well as receive feedback during the Doctoral Consortium.

3. Submit a scholarly paper to MSR through the Academy of Management review process when the thesis is completed.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Award applications should be sent electronically to Dr. Orneita Burton, Orneita.Burton@coba.acu.edu no later than May 1, 2012. Finalists will be notified approximately two months in advance of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in order to allow them to make appropriate travel plans for attendance. Additional information on the conference may be found at the Academy of Management website, http://meetings.aomonline.org/2012.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

The selection committee for Most Promising Dissertation Awards in any given year may consist of MSR Interest Group officers, distinguished Academy of Management scholars, and external invited reviewers. All decisions by the selection committee are final. Anyone who wishes to serve on the selection committee should contact Dr. Orneita Burton, Orneita.Burton@coba.acu.edu

MSR RETREAT 2012

The 2012 MSR Retreat will be held at Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center from Tuesday August 7 late afternoon through Friday August 10 lunch. The three days will include sessions exploring current teaching and practice of MSR concepts, as well as personal reflection time, group meditations and of course rich conversations with like-minded academics and practitioners.  This lovely Retreat site has limited space, so we encourage people to register early.  For more detailed information and a registration form please see the 2012 MSR Retreat  brochure.

Doctoral Student & New Faculty Consortium

Our 2011 Consortium featured guest speakers around the conference theme, as well as interactive sessions for those desiring to learn how to integrate MSR into their doctoral research, receive mentoring by experienced scholars in our discipline, and develop themselves professionally.   

Past consortium Agendas:  2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006